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Arts Glances Chris Herpers helps New England libraries transition into the digital age. PHOTO COURTESY OF CHRIS HERPERS Learn how to access e-books   SOUTHWEST HARBOR—Did you know that you can borrow thousands of e–books and audiobooks courtesy of your local Maine library?    Join Chris Herpers in an online event hosted by the Southwest Harbor Public Library on May 4 at 5:30 p.m. as he shares how to access thousands of titles through many of Maine’s libraries.    Herpers ...

Area officials ecstatic over plans for new Panama City Beach medical campus © [NATHAN COBB/THE NEWS HERALD] Latitude Margaritaville Watersound begins by-appointment tours of property PANAMA CITY BEACH — Bay County Commissioner Griff Griffitts says officials have discussed the need for a medical facility on the Beach as long as he can remember.  As a third generation resident and someone whos spent his entire life living along the Gulf of Mexico, Griffitts said its exciting to see the pr...

Fed up with Panama City Beach traffic on Front Beach Road? New traffic light coming Cherry Street project in design phase Replay Video UP NEXT PANAMA CITY BEACH — The Florida Department of Transportation hopes a new set of traffic lights will improve vehicle and pedestrian safety at a dangerous intersection on the Beach.  Located at the crossing of Front Beach Road and Moylan Road near Cobra Adventure Park, the signals are already installed and will become operational on Wednesday, accord...

TRC had intended to take further samples from both beaches on Friday, but that was cancelled due to the tsunami alert. However, council officers did obtain samples from Herekawe Stream, which discharges at Back Beach, as well as stormwater and effluent discharges on to Ngāmotu Beach. Results were ordinary and did not show any pollution events, Bedford said. Scheduled monitoring and also an extended programme of sampling of both beaches took place Tuesday, March 9 and results are due on T...

SIMON OCONNOR/Stuff New Plymouths Back Beach is one of four beaches in the region off limits to swimmers and shellfish gatherers this anniversary weekend due to high levels of bacteria. Health warnings have been put in place at four Taranaki beaches by the Taranaki District Health Board Public Health Unit at the start of the regions anniversary weekend holiday. The four beaches are Ohawe, Back Beach, Ngāmotu Beach and Waitara West. The warnings follow sampling of seawater from the beaches Ma...

SIMON OCONNOR/Stuff The signs at Back Beach will be removed as it is now safe to swim, but investigations are underway. The Taranaki Regional Council has launched an investigation into the water quality at New Plymouth’s Back Beach following test results showing “unusually” high levels of bacteria. Standard tests on Friday, February 26 showed Back Beach’s levels of enterococci in the water were a massive 12,000 nos/100ml. The acceptable limit is 280nos/100ml. The result was not only 4...

Warning signs have been put in place and the warning posted on the councils Facebook page and landing page of its website. Further water samples will be taken next week, and the warning signs will be removed when the levels are considered safe. Denton said the general rule was to not swim after heavy rainfall. On Monday test results of samples taken at New Plymouths Back Beach revealed extremely high levels of enterococci bacteria that made it unsafe to swim. SIMON OCONNOR/Stuff Warning sig...

Taranaki SLS Rescue Squad Members of Taranakis Surf Lifesaving rescue squad have won an award for saving four teenage girls from Pararaki Rock at New Plymouth’s back Beach on January 5. (file photo) A risky water rescue battling fading light, sharp rocks and strong currents to save four people has won a Taranaki team of surf lifesavers a national award. The Todd Energy Surf Lifesaving Rescue Squad won the BP rescue of the month for the dramatic rescue of four teenage girls from Pararaki Rock...

BROOK SABIN Twenty dollars doesnt buy you much these days — but it can land you a night hidden private island in Dunedin. Twenty dollars doesnt buy you much these days. Perhaps smashed avocado, if the café isn’t too pricey. You cant even window-shop in central Auckland for $20 – you need to pull out a small mortgage just to cover the exorbitant parking expenses. So, $20 for a night on a private island seems like a steal. And it is. Tucked away in the Otago Harbour is a little slice of ...

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